“Cumbria is a place where consideration for the environment informs every decision making process and where the environment is managed to provide a wide range of benefits for nature, people and the economy. In Cumbria, nature’s role within the landscape is understood and valued by all.”
“Cumbria is a place where consideration for the environment informs every decision making process and where the environment is managed to provide a wide range of benefits for nature, people and the economy. In Cumbria, nature’s role within the landscape is understood and valued by all.”
Cumbria Local Nature Partnership (CLNP) was officially recognised and confirmed by Government in 2012 (under the Natural Environment White Paper 2011) with the purpose of acting as the “prominent and unified voice for the natural environment in Cumbria” and “to foster the development of a strategic natural environment framework for the county”.
It’s one of c. 30 Local Nature Partnerships across England and Cumbria Local Nature Partnership is the only nature partnership which represents and works across the whole of Cumbria; acting as a hub for nature – focused strategy and action.
Its functions include:
- Acting as an advocate for the natural environment in Cumbria;
- Coordinating delivery for the natural environment;
- Acting as a forum for the stakeholders in Cumbria’s natural environment;
- Providing input on the natural environment for local policies, plans and frameworks;
- Providing information/data on the natural environment.

Cumbria Local Nature Partnership (CLNP) was officially recognised and confirmed by Government in 2012 (under the Natural Environment White Paper 2011) with the purpose of acting as the “prominent and unified voice for the natural environment in Cumbria” and “to foster the development of a strategic natural environment framework for the county”.
It’s one of c. 50 Local Nature Partnerships across England and Cumbria Local Nature Partnership is the only nature partnership which represents and works across the whole of Cumbria; acting as a hub for nature – focused strategy and action.

Its functions include:
- Acting as an advocate for the natural environment in Cumbria;
- Coordinating delivery for the natural environment;
- Acting as a forum for the stakeholders in Cumbria’s natural environment;
- Providing input on the natural environment for local policies, plans and frameworks;
- Providing information/data on the natural environment.
Get regular updates from us
If you’d like to find out more about the CLNP, its work and opportunities to make a contribution to support nature in Cumbria, simply register to get our regular e-newsletters.
Humphrey Head Nature Reserve © Julia Garner
Humphrey Head Nature Reserve © Julia Garner

